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Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9177| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2022
Ken Buck

Ken Buck

Republican Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (4)
Dina Titus (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Susie Lee (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost. First, with respect to criminal offenses involving the transportation of stolen property across state lines and the sale or receipt of stolen goods, the bill broadens the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses. Additionally, the bill makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Second, with respect to criminal offenses involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment, the bill makes an offense an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Finally, the bill establishes a center—the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center—within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime.
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Timeline
Sep 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5046
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5046
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • October 14, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-5046: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022
Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesOrganized crimePerformance measurementRetail and wholesale trades

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9177| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2022
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022 This bill expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail crime. Organized retail crime typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organized groups of professional shoplifters, or boosters, who make money by stealing merchandise and reselling it for a fraction of the retail cost. First, with respect to criminal offenses involving the transportation of stolen property across state lines and the sale or receipt of stolen goods, the bill broadens the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses. Additionally, the bill makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Second, with respect to criminal offenses involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment, the bill makes an offense an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property representing or traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense. Finally, the bill establishes a center—the Organized Retail Crime Coordination Center—within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail crime.
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Timeline
Sep 29, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5046
Introduced in Senate
Oct 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 29, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5046
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 14, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • October 14, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Ken Buck

Ken Buck

Republican Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (4)
Dina Titus (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Susie Lee (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-5046: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesOrganized crimePerformance measurementRetail and wholesale trades